| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Keith Prill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Lee inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Nathan Wheeler picks off the pass by James Kelly | 35-40 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 35-40 |
| 19:27 | LSU | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Jeffrey Cutright blocks the short jumper by David Kennedy | 35-40 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nathan Wheeler | 35-40 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:11 | LSU | David Kennedy gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:06 | LSU | James Dulin is fouled on the floor by Eric Korhonen - foul #3 on Eric Korhonen, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG) Eric Korhonen | |
| 18:50 | LSU | James Dulin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lee | 38-40 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:09 | LSU | John Lee throws it down on a nice dish by Keith Prill | 40-42 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Keith Prill grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:52 | LSU | John Lee lays it in | 42-42 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | John Price scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bert Eldridge | 42-45 |
| 17:41 | LSU | James Kelly blows the layup but he's fouled by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| 17:41 | LSU | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:41 | LSU | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | John Price is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh (C) Nathan Wheeler | |
| 17:27 | LSU | James Kelly drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Keith Prill | 46-45 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh drills a floater from the left block | 46-47 |
| 17:03 | LSU | David Kennedy clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Bert Eldridge - foul #1 on Bert Eldridge, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), William Davis (SG), Noel Godley (SF) James Dulin, Keith Prill, John Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons (SG), Lester Regalado (C) Bert Eldridge, Jeffrey Cutright | |
| 17:03 | LSU | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:03 | LSU | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Price | 48-49 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Noel Godley | 50-49 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 50-49 |
| 15:50 | LSU | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Noel Godley (fresh) PF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | LSU | William Davis is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Keith Prill (SG), John Lee (SF), David Valliere (PF), Nathan Warren (C) Francisco Bermudez, William Davis, Noel Godley, David Kennedy, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Nathan Wheeler (C) John Price, Clifford Simmons, Steve Abrams, Bradford Hsieh, Lester Regalado | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Wolfe | 50-52 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Keith Prill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 15:03 | LSU | John Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 14:56 | LSU | James Dulin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | LSU | James Kelly (C) Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF), Bradford Hsieh (PF) Bert Eldridge, Jeffrey Cutright | |
| 13:30 | LSU | Bradford Hsieh picks off the pass by Keith Prill | 50-52 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe is called for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), William Davis (SG) James Dulin, Keith Prill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lester Regalado (C) Nathan Wheeler | |
| 13:01 | LSU | William Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 13:00 | LSU | James Kelly hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lester Regalado and the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Blake (SF) John Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG), Bert Eldridge (SG), Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe, Lester Regalado | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 52-54 |
| 12:35 | LSU | James Kelly blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Cutright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cutright, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| 12:35 | LSU | James Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:35 | LSU | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | LSU | David Kennedy (PF) David Valliere | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez travels with the ball | 53-56 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Keith Prill (SG) Francisco Bermudez, Johnny Blake | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler (C) Bradford Hsieh | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | John Price can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 11:33 | LSU | James Kelly pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Keith Prill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | James Dulin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 11:27 | LSU | David Kennedy tips it home | 55-56 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Bert Eldridge | 55-59 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Jeffrey Cutright takes the ball from James Dulin | 55-59 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams is hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), David Valliere (PF) William Davis, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Bert Eldridge, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Nathan Wheeler | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 10:14 | LSU | John Lee snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 10:09 | LSU | James Dulin hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Kelly | 57-59 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradford Hsieh | 57-61 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Keith Prill double dribbles | 57-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Johnny Blake (SG), David Kennedy (C) James Dulin, Keith Prill, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Hester (SF) John Price | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 09:14 | LSU | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 09:10 | LSU | John Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Kennedy | 60-61 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Thomas Wolfe steals the ball from John Lee | 60-61 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 08:25 | LSU | David Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:21 | LSU | John Lee misses the dunk | 60-61 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Wolfe | 60-61 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester misses the shot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester snags the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 07:41 | LSU | John Lee grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Johnny Blake misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Valliere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Hester (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradford Hsieh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Regalado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Korhonen | 60-64 |
| 07:16 | LSU | John Lee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lester Regalado - foul #1 on Lester Regalado, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Keith Prill (SG), William Davis (PF), James Kelly (C) Francisco Bermudez, Johnny Blake, David Valliere, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG), Bert Eldridge (SG), Steve Abrams (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Nathan Wheeler (C) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe, Marcus Hester, Bradford Hsieh, Lester Regalado | |
| 07:16 | LSU | John Lee misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:16 | LSU | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Dulin - foul #2 on James Dulin, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Noel Godley (PF) John Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler makes the free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:50 | LSU | James Kelly blows the layup but he's fouled by Nathan Wheeler - foul #3 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| 06:50 | LSU | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:50 | LSU | James Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-67 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright tips it in | 62-69 |
| 06:18 | LSU | James Dulin misses the floater from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 06:17 | LSU | William Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Keith Prill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cutright | 62-69 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Keith Prill steps in front of the Nathan Wheeler pass | 62-69 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Keith Prill buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Bert Eldridge - foul #2 on Bert Eldridge, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), David Valliere (PF) William Davis, Noel Godley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG) John Price, Bert Eldridge | |
| 05:32 | LSU | Keith Prill makes the free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 05:18 | LSU | David Valliere grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Keith Prill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Dulin | 67-69 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 67-69 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams tips it in | 67-71 |
| 04:50 | LSU | John Lee clanks a floater in the paint | 67-71 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Korhonen | 67-74 |
| 04:19 | LSU | John Lee makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Prill | 70-74 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses the turnaround from the right block | 70-74 |
| 04:06 | LSU | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Keith Prill comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 70-74 |
| 03:57 | LSU | David Valliere misses the tip | 70-74 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen's pass is intercepted by Keith Prill | 70-74 |
| 03:24 | LSU | David Valliere misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Korhonen | 70-74 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Prill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Valliere (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Abrams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steve Abrams | 70-77 |
| 02:50 | LSU | David Valliere misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-77 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams pulls down the rebound | 70-77 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Dulin - foul #3 on James Dulin, team foul #6 | 70-77 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), William Davis (SG), Johnny Blake (SF), David Kennedy (C) James Dulin, Keith Prill, John Lee, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Eric Korhonen, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Nathan Wheeler | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:40 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), James Kelly (C) Johnny Blake, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:30 | LSU | David Valliere misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Bradford Hsieh - foul #1 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #8 | 70-79 |
| 02:30 | LSU | David Valliere makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 02:30 | LSU | David Valliere makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Keith Prill (SG) Francisco Bermudez, William Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Steve Abrams (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF) John Price, Bert Eldridge, Lester Regalado | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe drills a 3 from the right wing | 72-82 |
| 01:50 | LSU | James Dulin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-82 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Keith Prill steals it from Thomas Wolfe | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | LSU | John Lee connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Dulin | 77-82 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen loses the dribble to James Kelly | 77-82 |
| 00:48 | LSU | John Lee is hacked by Bradford Hsieh - foul #2 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #9 | 77-82 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler (C) Bradford Hsieh | |
| 00:48 | LSU | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:48 | LSU | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams's pass is intercepted by David Valliere | 79-82 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Keith Prill buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Valliere | 82-82 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe is fouled on the floor by David Valliere - foul #4 on David Valliere, team foul #7 | 82-82 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:02 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-84 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Lee misses long on a halfcourt shot | 82-84 |